Greater Toronto real estate prices are once again soaring after a post-election boom. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows composite home prices climbed in September. Price growth had been decelerating after peaking in the summer, but accelerated suddenly. Only one month of acceleration is too early to say the slowdown has reversed. However, the size of the monthly climb makes it hard to see this as any sort of cooling effect.
Greater Toronto Real Estate Prices Jumped $23,200
Greater Toronto existing-home prices are once again soaring post-election. The composite benchmark price across TRREB rose to $1,082,400 in September, up 2.19% ($23,200) from the previous month. Prices are now 19.09% ($173,500) higher than they were at this time last year. A 2-point jump is an absurdly large increase for any asset over a month, never mind a home.
Greater Toronto Benchmark Price
The price of a typical composite home across Greater Toronto.
Source: TRREB; Better Dwelling.
Greater Toronto’s Suburbs Are Seeing Prices Rise Much Faster
The City of Toronto saw composite home prices move in the same direction, but at a slower rate. The composite benchmark reached $1,108,500 in September, up 1.00% ($10,900) from the month before. Prices are now 10.37% ($104,200) higher than the same month last year. This is a very large gain, but half the rate TRREB has grown. That would mean suburban price growth is significantly outpacing growth in the City.
Greater Toronto Home Price Growth Accelerated
Both regions have seen the annual rate of price growth decelerate until last month. Annual growth peaked in June for both TRREB and the City’s benchmark prices. Since then they’ve both decelerated right into August, with last month changing course.
Greater Toronto Benchmark Price Change
The annual percent change of TRREB’s benchmark price for all home types.
Source: TRREB; Better Dwelling.
Monthly growth in September was so large, it was able to push annual growth higher. At a nearly 2 point jump, annual growth made a similar increase. The City saw the composite accelerate at a smaller rate, but it was still a big increase.
One month isn’t a trend, but the size of this climb makes it unlikely to be a blip. Tailwinds for higher home prices include subsidies and other promised demand inducement schemes. Headwinds for lower prices include higher rates, flight to Atlantic Canada, and affordability. Which one wins will be largely dependent on how all-in Canada is willing to go on a housing economy.
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Realtor bud that specializes in overseas sales said he’s got a sudden increase of overseas buyers from when all parties announced the ban. Not sure this surge is representative of a longer-term trend, or foreign investors trying to get in before the window is closed.
They’ll most likely get the foreign buyer tax rebated if they send their kid for two years.
Moved to Austin, and so glad I left this hell hole. Wages are better, more room for advancement, and people are doing so much they don’t have to hope their home keeps going higher on currency debasement.
I would love to move to the US, but there are so many barrier to get there.
It becomes more and more difficult to get J 1 or H1B visas, not even mentioning green card.
US job market is the best in the world for educated and any type of business.
True capitalism, land of opportunity.
Whatever happened to your celebrations on having called out the top on the market a few months ago, booyah, and all the odes to mathematics?